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feud1 n 1. long and bitter hostility between two families, clans, or individuals; vendetta 2. a quarrel or dispute vb (intr) to take part in or carry on a feud [C13 fede, from Old French feide, from Old High German fēhida; related to Old English fæhth hostility; see foe] feud2, feod [fjuːd] n (Law) Feudal law land held in return for service [from Medieval Latin feodum, of Germanic origin; see fee] feud fief. See also: Property and Ownership
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feud noun hostility, row, conflict, argument, faction, falling out, disagreement, rivalry, contention, quarrel, grudge, strife, bickering, vendetta, discord, enmity, broil, bad blood, estrangement, dissension a long and bitter feud between families Translations feud [fjuːd] feud [ˈfjuːd] vi → se disputer, se quereller to feud with sb → se quereller avec qn to feud with each other → se quereller feud (lit, fig) feud [fjuːd] feud [fjuːd] n feud [fjuːd] a long-lasting quarrel or war between families, tribes etc There has been a feud between our two families for two hundred years. vete عِداء مُسْتَحْكِم вражда spor (letitý), svár fejde; strid die Fehde βεντέτα enemistad verivaen, veritasu دشمنی دیرین sukuriita querelle רִיב कलह लंबे समय से चलने वाली zavada ellenségeskedés dendam kesumat, permusuhan ættadeila, ættflokkadeila contesa 宿恨 (특히 씨족 간의 대를 이은) 불화, 숙원 nesantaika, vaidai (cilšu, ģimeņu) naids persengketaan vete feide, strid spór (rodzinny itp.) rixa vrajbă наследственная вражда svár spor razmirica fejd ความอาฆาต kan davası, düşmanlık (部落、家族間的)世仇 ворожнеча طویل پشتینی عداوت mối thù truyền kiếp (部落和家族间的)世仇 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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I carried on a feud with him for eighteen months over that sword. Whether it was due to his feud with Stremov, or his misfortune with his wife, or simply that Alexey Alexandrovitch had reached his destined limits, it had become evident to everyone in the course of that year that his career was at an end. Michael could not see them, save when he was being taken out or brought back, but he could smell them and hear them, and, in his loneliness, he even started a feud of snarling bickeringness with Pedro, the biggest of them who acted as clown in their turn. |
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